What years did Ed Durham play?

Ed Durham played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1933.

Was Ed Durham a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Durham pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 204 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Durham hit?

Ed Durham hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.

Ed Durham

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1933)

W–L 29–44

ERA 4.45

WHIP 1.37

SO 204

Pitcher PIV -4195.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 170 lb
Born: 8/17/1907 in Chester, SC, USA
Died: 4/27/1976 in Chester, SC, USA
MLB Debut: 1929-04-19
Last Game: 1933-09-30

Full name: Edward Fant Durham

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	44	143	71	23	3	1	641.7	677	317	45	202	204	4.45	-4195.4

Career ERA 4.45 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1929	BOS	AL	1	0	14	1	0	0	0	22.3	34	23	14	6	9.27	4.60 (-102%)	-698.7
1930	BOS	AL	4	15	33	12	6	1	1	140.0	144	73	43	28	4.69	4.80 (+2%)	-725.7
1931	BOS	AL	8	10	38	15	7	2	0	165.3	175	78	50	53	4.25	4.10 (-4%)	-353.5
1932	BOS	AL	6	13	34	22	4	0	0	175.3	187	74	49	52	3.80	4.13 (+8%)	-1218.3
1933	CHA	AL	10	6	24	21	6	0	0	138.7	137	69	46	65	4.48	3.86 (-16%)	-1199.2
Career · 5 seasons			29	44	143	71	23	3	1	641.2	677	317	202	204	4.45	—	-4,195

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
145	202	8	24	2	0	0	10	0	10	63	.119	.160	.129	.289	-1,202

Career AVG .119 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 57.8% below league average.

Career OBP .160 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 53.2% below league average.

Career SLG .129 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 67.9% below league average.

Career OPS .289 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — 61.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1929	BOS	AL	14	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	BOS	AL	33	41	0	4	0	2	2	18	.098	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	BOS	AL	39	54	3	3	1	2	2	18	.056	.276 (-80%)	.338 (-74%)	.388 (-81%)	.726 (-78%)	-674.9
1932	BOS	AL	35	57	2	7	0	1	4	16	.123	.275 (-55%)	.335 (-46%)	.391 (-69%)	.726 (-58%)	-526.6
1933	CHA	AL	24	46	3	10	1	5	1	10	.217	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			145	202	8	24	2	10	10	63	.119	—	—	—	—	-1,202

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	78	105	5	12	0	6	.114
Away	67	97	3	12	0	4	.124

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	77	346.2	331	149	99	111	3.87
Away	66	294.0	350	169	104	91	5.17

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1933-09-30	CHW	SLA	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1933-09-09	CHW	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1933-08-23	CHW	BOS	W	2	1	1	0	1	1	1
1933-08-19	CHW	NYY	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1933-08-05	CHW	SLA	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1933-07-30	CHW	SLA	W	4	0	1	0	2	0	2
1933-07-20	CHW	BOS	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1933-07-12	CHW	MIN	L	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
1933-07-07	CHW	PHA	W	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1933-07-03	CHW	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1933-09-30	CHW	SLA	W	3.0	1	0	0	1	3	0
1933-09-09	CHW	MIN	—	3.1	3	1	1	1	0	0
1933-08-23	CHW	BOS	W	9.0	4	1	0	4	2	0
1933-08-19	CHW	NYY	—	0.0	1	2	2	2	0	0
1933-08-05	CHW	SLA	—	3.0	6	5	5	0	0	1
1933-07-30	CHW	SLA	W	9.0	9	2	2	2	2	1
1933-07-20	CHW	BOS	L	7.0	4	4	4	1	6	0
1933-07-12	CHW	MIN	L	8.0	8	4	3	1	2	0
1933-07-07	CHW	PHA	W	9.0	6	1	1	3	4	0
1933-07-03	CHW	CLE	L	4.1	5	5	3	3	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	143	0	24	120	6	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1929	BOS	P	14	2	4	1	0
1930	BOS	P	33	0	30	1	2
1931	BOS	P	38	7	24	3	0
1932	BOS	P	34	14	37	1	4
1933	CHA	P	24	1	25	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	143

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Durham

What years did Ed Durham play?: Ed Durham played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1933.
Was Ed Durham a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Durham pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 204 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Durham hit?: Ed Durham hit 0 career home runs with 24 hits.